Intel Xeon MP 3.00 vs Intel Xeon MP 3.50

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon MP 3.00 and Intel Xeon MP 3.50 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization.

Intel Xeon MP 3.00

Intel Xeon MP 3.50

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon MP 3.50

Around 17% higher clock speed: 3.5 GHz vs 3 GHz
Around 23% lower typical power consumption: 110 Watt vs 135 Watt

Maximum frequency	3.5 GHz vs 3 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	110 Watt vs 135 Watt

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon MP 3.00	Intel Xeon MP 3.50
Essentials
Architecture codename	Irwindale	Nocona
Launch date	March 2005	March 2005
Place in performance rating	not rated	not rated
Series	Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors	Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.00 GHz	3.50 GHz
Bus Speed	800 MHz FSB	667 MHz FSB
Die size	135 mm2	112 mm2
L1 cache	16 KB	16 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	1024 KB
L3 cache	8192 KB
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm	90 nm
Maximum frequency	3 GHz	3.5 GHz
Number of cores	1	1
Transistor count	169 million	125 million
Maximum core temperature		73°C
VID voltage range		1.2875V-1.4000V
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	PPGA604	604
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	135 Watt	110 Watt
Package Size		53.3mm x 53.3mm
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
FSB parity
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		32-bit
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)